1 Sentença pronunciada pelo Senhor contra Israel. Fala o Senhor, o que estendeu o céu, fundou a terra e formou o espírito do homem dentro dele. 2 Eis que eu farei de Jerusalém um cálice de tontear para todos os povos em redor e também para Judá, durante o sítio contra Jerusalém. 3 Naquele dia, farei de Jerusalém uma pedra pesada para todos os povos; todos os que a erguerem se ferirão gravemente; e, contra ela, se ajuntarão todas as nações da terra. 4 Naquele dia, diz o Senhor, ferirei de espanto a todos os cavalos e de loucura os que os montam; sobre a casa de Judá abrirei os olhos e ferirei de cegueira a todos os cavalos dos povos. 5 Então, os chefes de Judá pensarão assim: Os habitantes de Jerusalém têm a força do Senhor dos Exércitos, seu Deus. 6 Naquele dia, porei os chefes de Judá como um braseiro ardente debaixo da lenha e como uma tocha entre a palha; eles devorarão, à direita e à esquerda, a todos os povos em redor, e Jerusalém será habitada outra vez no seu próprio lugar, em Jerusalém mesma. 7 O Senhor salvará primeiramente as tendas de Judá, para que a glória da casa de Davi e a glória dos habitantes de Jerusalém não sejam exaltadas acima de Judá. 8 Naquele dia, o Senhor protegerá os habitantes de Jerusalém; e o mais fraco dentre eles, naquele dia, será como Davi, e a casa de Davi será como Deus, como o Anjo do Senhor diante deles. 9 Naquele dia, procurarei destruir todas as nações que vierem contra Jerusalém.

10 E sobre a casa de Davi e sobre os habitantes de Jerusalém derramarei o espírito da graça e de súplicas; olharão para aquele a quem traspassaram; pranteá-lo-ão como quem pranteia por um unigênito e chorarão por ele como se chora amargamente pelo primogênito. 11 Naquele dia, será grande o pranto em Jerusalém, como o pranto de Hadade-Rimom, no vale de Megido. 12 A terra pranteará, cada família à parte; a família da casa de Davi à parte, e suas mulheres à parte; a família da casa de Natã à parte, e suas mulheres à parte; 13 a família da casa de Levi à parte, e suas mulheres à parte; a família dos simeítas à parte, e suas mulheres à parte. 14 Todas as mais famílias, cada família à parte, e suas mulheres à parte.

1 The burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel.

Thus saith Jehovah, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him: 2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of reeling unto all the peoples round about, and upon Judah also shall it be in the siege against Jerusalem. 3 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all the peoples; all that burden themselves with it shall be sore wounded; and all the nations of the earth shall be gathered together against it. 4 In that day, saith Jehovah, I will smite every horse with terror, and his rider with madness; and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the peoples with blindness. 5 And the chieftains of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem are my strength in Jehovah of hosts their God. 6 In that day will I make the chieftains of Judah like a pan of fire among wood, and like a flaming torch among sheaves; and they shall devour all the peoples round about, on the right hand and on the left; and they of Jerusalem shall yet again dwell in their own place, even in Jerusalem. 7 Jehovah also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem be not magnified above Judah. 8 In that day shall Jehovah defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of Jehovah before them. 9 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born. 11 In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon. 12 And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart; 13 the family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of the Shimeites apart, and their wives apart; 14 all the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.

1 A prophecy: The word of the LORD concerning Israel. The LORD, who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth, and who forms the human spirit within a person, declares:

2 "I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem.

3 On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves.

4 On that day I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness," declares the LORD. "I will keep a watchful eye over Judah, but I will blind all the horses of the nations.

5 Then the clans of Judah will say in their hearts, 'The people of Jerusalem are strong, because the LORD Almighty is their God.'

6 "On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among sheaves. They will consume all the surrounding peoples right and left, but Jerusalem will remain intact in her place.

7 "The LORD will save the dwellings of Judah first, so that the honor of the house of David and of Jerusalem's inhabitants may not be greater than that of Judah.

8 On that day the LORD will shield those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD going before them.

9 On that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that attack Jerusalem.

10 "And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit "of grace and supplication. They will look on "me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.

11 On that day the weeping in Jerusalem will be as great as the weeping of Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.

12 The land will mourn, each clan by itself, with their wives by themselves: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives,

13 the clan of the house of Levi and their wives, the clan of Shimei and their wives,

14 and all the rest of the clans and their wives.